Note: Registration for the WRAIR GEMS program has been suspended while we upgrade the application process. Please check back on March 10, 2010.

At Gains in the Education of Mathematics & Science (GEMS), students in 8th to 12th grade spend one to four  weeks in an Army lab performing experiments. In subsequent years they enroll in advanced GEMS and build upon prior years experience.

One to four week programs are established for each summer wherein younger junior/senior high students perform short experiments illustrating basic scientific principles. They are mentored by senior high school and college students with the help of a full-time program administrator and a resident teacher for the summer.

The programs are designed such that successful students return in future summers to complete even more sophisticated studies so that they may eventually become part of the 8-week SEAP apprenticeship and other advanced science activities. Research scientists, in conjunction with their college assistants, design age-appropriate protocols relating to current Institute research. Program directors and GEMS leaders also offer help to students with respect to guiding/working with parents, improving relationships with teachers, aiding in SAT preparation, providing information for financial aid resources for a variety of educational services and giving tips for the college application process. For more information please e-mail jude.miller@us.army.mil or call Judy Miller at (301)-319-7599.